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Submit your community announcements (maximum 75 words) to news@thetexasspur.com for events within the coming month, to run up to 4 issues STAAR TESTING: April and May are months set aside for standardized testing in Texas. Check your school district’s calendar for subject testing dates.

Spur tops in UIL District 8 Academics

In last week’s UIL 1A District 8 Academic Contest held March 26 in Paducah, Spur ISD claimed the top spot in overall school sweepstakes, with 500 points. Eighteen Spur students qualified for the Regional meet.

Elk Foundation donates $3K to support Dickens County 4-H

Jody Duggan of Spur worked with Dickens County 4-H Shooting Sports recently to secure a $3,000 grant from the Hub City Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. A check was presented to the group at the Hub City RMEF Bull Bash March 27, 2025.

Lemon-pistachio fettuccini makes a light warm weather dinner

The combination of lemon and pistachio makes a bright, crisp springtime pasta dish. The fresh pop of lemon zest, topped with crunchy bits of pistachio nuts comes together with a luxurious, creamy sauce.

Flowering perennials for the garden

CUISINE & CULTURE Perennials are the faithful backbones of a flower garden. Unlike annuals that must be replaced every year perennials can be depended upon to return every year.

LIBRARY NOTES

We just placed a book order thanks to the grant money received from the Tocker Foundation. Books should start arriving as early as this week. There are one or two you might want to get your name on the reserve list for.

What's happening

Submit your community announcements (maximum 75 words) to news@thetexasspur.com for events within the coming month, to run up to 4 issues STAAR TESTING: April and May are months set aside for standardized testing in Texas. Check your school district’s calendar for subject testing dates.

Dickens County commissioners hire new maintenance staffer, discuss local option for homestead exemption

The Dickens County Commission convened in its regular monthly session Monday, March 10, at 9 a.m. and approved digitally submitted reports from the sheriff’s office, the justice of the peace, the county treasurer, and Dickens County 4-H as presented.